EVENTS

[Events]

Everything must go! Loic sells LeWeb to Reed MIDEM

Dec 13, 2012 by
Yesterday afternoon,a surprise announcement  dropped into email inboxes around the world, that the LeWeb conference series, started by Loic and Geraldine Le Meur in 2004, has been acquired by Reed MIDEM, a leading organizer of professional, international tradeshows and conferences. Loic and Geraldine declined to comment on the acquisition amount, according to TheNextWeb, though...
[Events][Social]

With Seesmic acquired, Loic 100% focused on LeWeb

Sep 10, 2012 by
Loic Le Meur - Seesmic & LeWeb
All of France is talking about Seesmic’s sale to Hootsuite for an undisclosed amount, announced on TechCrunch last week. Whatever the circumstance of the sale, the price, or the reason for the acquisition, the entire startup community seemed happy to see Seesmic see an exit. Seesmic CEO Loic Le Meur...
[European StartUp Scene]

For or Against: The CopyCat Debate

Feb 21, 2012 by
debates
Copycats kill European innovation “Copycats kill European innovation”: those were the words that Loic Le Meur (@loic) put up in front of an audience of French entrepreneurs who came together at the TechCrunch France Remix event in November 2010 to hear about success stories and for networking with other Internet...
[European StartUp Scene]

Six Lies French Entrepreneurs tell about France

Feb 7, 2012 by
Betabeat
This article is the opinion of the writer and no one else involved with The Rude Baguette. Last week, Betabeat’s Adrianne Jeffries published an article entitled “French Startups Take Refuge in New York” – you can imagine how interested we were in this. The article consisted of an interview with...
[Events]

Wondering what’s going to happen at LeWeb? Here, we’ll tell you.

Dec 5, 2011 by
leweb
Oh yes, it is finally the most wonderful time of the year. The 8th edition of Europe's most hyped tech event, LeWeb - which has grown from some 250 participants in 2004 to over 3,000 attendees this year - will be taking place this week in the number-one tourist destination in the world: Paris. Silicon Valley's tech titans will finally succumb to a few painful days in a city with a bit of history, culture and good-quality coffee, where they will share their insights with their biggest undercover fans: European entrepreneurs. And if we can base this year's performance on anything from the past, then we're definitely in for a real treat. Here are some predictions about what will happen at this year's LeWeb event...

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